Title: Phoenix Risings: Necro-Gate: Part 2Raiting: PG-13/R
Chapter:4
Author:White Werewolf
Category:Buffy/Xander—only in this fic. Not much of it though. Another 'ship might appear as well.
Spoiler:All I know it is set after, "Becoming Part "
Disclaimer:I don't own anything, but the ideas, my computer, and my website: http/ goa'uld kidnapped Faith and took the Necronomicon, now SG-1, and some of the Scrappies head to the SGC to stop her.
Author Notes:This part is just the prologue to the Phoenix Risings Trilogy; which will turn into a huge series. This is the third part of the trilogy. It
will house many crossovers and focus on the Buffy/Xander relationship.

Crossovers Planned:

Buffy: the Vampire Slayer
Hercules: the Legendary Journeys
Evil Dead
Stargate SG-1
Xena: Warrior Princess
Mortal Kombat

Cameo Crossovers will suddenly appear. Take a read and see if you can spot one.

SGC

He grinned, "I see that."

Giving a moment's pause, he questioned, "So, what do you want to ask me?"

Hercules sat down in his previously used chair and said, "Well, I think Aphrodite is taking longer then we hoped. I was hoping that using Teal'c's Kel'no'reem would buy us some time for her to finish up."

He nodded slowly, "So you want me to stall?"

The demigod answered, "Exactly. I don't know how long Kel'no'reem will take, but it gives Aphrodite some time to find out where Faith is. She tells us, and then you tell Teal'c and the others saying that you got the answer in your meditation. That way, it seems like you did the work and all work done by Aphrodite would never of happened."

The boy said, "Makes sense."

Xander looked up at the clock and then back at his friend, "I got to go catch up with Buffy. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

The son of Zeus replied, "We're good. Might want to go. Have a good breakfast."

The young man smiled his thanks and exited the room.

"Don't worry, Faith. Aunt 'Dite is on her way."

Aphrodite walked out of the big spacious white room and into another. She looked around, and it was a lot smaller then the previous one.

In the middle of the room was a small column lined in cobblestone. The top and bottom were built with limestone. On the top was a gold cradle that had a hole on the top of it. Through the hole was the Astral Rod. A beam of white light suspended from the top of the room. It shined down on the top of the rod.

The Astral Rod itself was only four inches tall, but it was made of trinium. It wasn't the usual white material that it normally was found in. It was a silvery triunium—a much more durable version. The ends of the rod were colored in brown. A yellow two-inch point grew from the top of the rod.

Taking a breath, the goddess approached the center of the room. She successfully got passed of spacious pitch black void that was the previous room, and now she was close to her goal.

Her hand reached for the rod, but paused before it reached it. This was a little too easy. She knew only the divine could handle the rod, and she already proved that she was of the divine or else she wouldn't of even passed the first room.

So, she shook her head to clear her thoughts of precaution, and placed her hand on the rod. Lifting up the rod, her other hand grabbed the top of it and she did a quick flip of the wrist allowing her hand to grab the middle of the rod.

"Flawless victory." A booming voice sounded as a door appeared.

A figure walked into the room as the words were spoken.

A smile crossed her lips, "Raiden?"

The Thunder God said with a grin, "I always wanted to say that. Anyway, I wanted to congratulate you, Aphrodite. You successfully acquired the Astral Rod. Now, I must warn you, Zeus isn't going to like you using that Ancient Artifact."

She nodded, "I know, Raiden. But, I needed to do this for myself. Had a little trouble back there in the other room."

"I would suspect so. That room is designed to provide the inner fear of everyone who enters it. With you, it was the isolation, the fear of being alone. But, as soon as you realized that your inner light was needed, the room opened up for you to see. Aphrodite, you have a beautiful inner light, and people are lucky to have a goddess like you, but don't be afraid to let people in.

"Being a god is a big responsibility. People rely on you for answers to their problems. In your case, people come to you who seek guidance in love. But, don't be afraid to let people see that there is more to you. You yourself proved that there is much more to you then just being the goddess of love. You already shown Hephaestus how beautiful you can be, both inside and out. Now, spread that lesson to others, and you'll only be happier with the outcome."

She couldn't help the grin appearing on her face, her eyes were getting a little moist, "Thank you, Raiden."

He grinned, "You are very welcome, Aphrodite. Now, go to the portal to Earthrealm and continue on your journey. Tell Hercules that he has one bueatiful sister, and to you, Aphrodite. If anything fails in the future, remember you have friends in Outworld."

"I won't forget, Raiden. Thank you."

That being said, she left Khan's temple and headed for the portal. The next stop already in mind. "I'm on my way, Merlin."

"You ready, Buffy?" Xander asked as she opened the door for him.

She nodded, "I'm ready, Xander. C'mon, I'm hungry."

Buffy closed the door as they left the threshold. The two friends walked down the hallway toward the Mess Hall.

"What Kevin want to talk to you about?" Buffy asked him.

He replied, "Just wanted my imput on something. No big."

She showed a confused look, "Nothing?"

Xander sighed, "Alright, alright, Buff. He wanted to ask me if I wanted a guest spot on his show."

"And he couldn't ask you in front of us?" Buffy asked with bewilderment.

He chuckled, "Buffy, think about it. You ask someone to be on your show in front of everyone, everyone is going to ask if they could be on the show too."

Satisfied with his answer, his friend sated, "Good point."

When they entered the Mess Hall, they found the tables to be packed. They located Ash and Daniel sitting down by the far right.

"These seats taken?" Buffy asked as she and Xander approached them.

"Not at all," Daniel said with a grin. "Ash was just filling me in on some of his Necronomicon adventures."

Xander said, "We're just going to get some breakfast. We'll be right back."

The archeologist nodded, "Take your time."

Watching them leave, Daniel asked, "I find it interesting that you had to say, 'Clactu Veracta Nikto.'"

Ash showed a confused look, "How so?"

Daniel took a bite of scrambled eggs, "Because, Ash. Those words were used in the movie, 'The Day the Earth Stood Still."

"Weird," Was the scarred man's reply. "Were those the exact words?"

"I believe so, Ash." Daniel recapped.

"Weird," Ash repeated.

Ash took his fork with his gauntlet handed hand and took a piece of sausage. He looked at it strangely, "I hope this doesn't taste like rubber."

Daniel told him, "The food here isn't that bad, Ash. At least, I don't think so."

"Comforting." Ash said, "comforting."

He took a bite, and chewed slowly. Deciding it wasn't so bad, he swallowed it, and said, "It's not too bad."

Daniel grinned, "Good. Better watch for the ham though."

He choked briefly his ham, "What?"

Daniel chuckled, "Nevermind. It was a joke."

Ash smiled slightly, "Hardy har har."

"What's so funny?" Buffy asked as she sat down with her tray.

Xander did the same thing, and immediately went for the fork. He grabbed a piece of pancake, and shoved it in his mouth.

Buffy gave him a look.

"What? I'm hungry." Xander said honestly as he swallowed his piece.

"So, Buffy, how do you like the SGC so far?" Daniel asked.

She responded, "It's pretty big. But I'm handling myself pretty well. Sam gave me an axe for patrolling."

Daniel smiled, "Sam's good like that. She's a good friend to have." He said as he took a sip of his coffee. "I hear you met Admiral Calavicci last night."

Xander nodded, "Yeah, I did. Kevin and I were here having a snack when we met him. Nice guy. Kinda pre-occupied though."

Daniel answered, "He's like that allot. Just two years ago, rumor has a new project in the works. Something with quantum physics."

Buffy asked, "Quantum physics? Sounds something Willow would like to do."

Xander said, "That's our Wills. Her head's always stuck in a book."

"So what's Sunnydale like?" Daniel asked.

The Slayer answered, "It's a small town that's build over a Hellmouth."

He nodded, "Right. 'Boca Del Inferno.' Sam and I researched a lot about you before making contact. We met your old teacher, Mrs. Keppowski-Morris."

She sighed, "Yeah, she's nice. Had her for social studies. Her husband cute though."

Xander asked nervously, "Cuter then me?"

Buffy looked at him carefully, "He's the surfer dude type. Blond. Tall. He's alright, if you go for that sort of thing. But I assure you, Xander. You'd give him a run for his money."

He grinned, "Thanks, Buff."

She added, "All you have to do is clear up that acne. Stop eating all those twinkies."

Xander glared at her, "Keep away from the twinkies."

"Are they always like that?" Daniel asked quietly to Ash.

He nodded, "You better believe it."

Portal Cave

Aphrodite walked out of the portal that came from Outworld. Immediately, she felt a power surge go through her and golden sparks shot into the air briefly. She squealed to herself, "I'm a goddess again." Aphrodite said with pure joy.

Bringing her right hand to her face, she smiled as she saw the Astral Rod. "Can't wait to tell Hercules." She said to herself.

Now, her next goal was to contact Merlin. The last time anyone of her family saw him was back when Hercules taught Author the true ways of a king.

But now, Merlin wasn't in London. Rumor had it he was in Avalon.

Glancing down at the rod again, she knew she had to do this. Taking a deep breath, she teleported away from the portal room to Avalon.

Teal'c's Room

Teal'c sat down in the center of his room with his eyes closed.

He heard a sudden knock.

Not moving from his Indian style position, he said, "Come in."

The door opened slightly at first, and then fully. "You ready, Teal'c?"

The Jaffa nodded, "Indeed, Xander. " He got up, opened his eyes, and turned around. "Kell'no'reem is a method of meditation that usually maintains work with my symbiot."

Xander nodded carefully, "Symbiot?"

Teal'c raised his shirt up to reveal an 'X' in the middle of his chest. It opened slightly, and out came the goa'uld. "This is my symbiot."

The boy's eyes widened, "Woah."

The goa'uld went back into its pouch as Teal'c lowered his shirt, "Yes. Kel'no'reem may be used for my symbiot, but it can also allow people to meditate and focus on the situation at hand."

"Uh huh."

He grinned, "In order to work this properly, I feel we must go through some exercises."

"Right." Xander said to get things moving. "What do I have to do?"

Teal'c said, "You need to clear your mind, and allow your sub-conscious to come forward. Breath slowly and systematically. Normally, I use Kell'No'Reem to help heal myself and my symbiot. But do to Faith Williams' circumstances and your connection to her, Kell'No'Reem will prove beneficial to you."

He approached him, "So, again I repeat. What do I have to do?"

Teal'c suggested, "I propose you sit down and close your eyes."

Xander asked, "Right here? On the floor? Couldn't I use a chair or something?"

The Jaffa replied, "Sitting on the floor is what I find useful. Sometimes I use a chair."

The Californian turned around and spotted a spare chair. Grabbing it, he brought it forward. Sitting down, he looked at his new friend. "Just close my eyes?"

Teal'c answered, "To begin with that is. Close your eyes, and take a deep breath."

Xander obeyed.

"Release it, and continue to breath in that manner. Now, imagine yourself somewhere calm. Somewhere you know that would put you at ease."

His mind began to wander on where he'd be most peaceful with. He thought about the beach. Nah. Too cliché. He then thought of an open meadow. The kind with the tall grass and open air.

"Allow yourself to drift, Xander. Forget about this room, this base, and imagine yourself in a place where you're most relaxed."

He walked down the meadow that he was in and spotted a bed in the center of it. Allowing his fingers to feel the blades of grass, he walked to the bed. The soft wind hallowed briefly as he reached bed. He could feel the cushioned sheets under his palm as he bent down to inspect it.

Sitting down on the comforter, he swung his legs on to the bed. His feet reaching the end of the bed. Lying his head down on the pillow, his hands rested underneath his head as they crossed one another.

Looking into the sky, he could feel his eyes starting to get heavy.

"Where are you?"

Xander calmly replied, "In a bed, in a meadow."

"Do you see anything?"

"No. My eyes are closed."

"Good. Now, imagine yourself being protected and without fear. Place yourself in your that would put you at a state of bliss."

Soon, he felt a pair of arms wrapped around his chest. He felt someone kiss the side of his neck and hear soothing words from a feminine voice.

"Allow your dreams to resurface." The voice suggested.

He couldn't help the smile that crept on his face, "I don't remember my dreams."

"Try." The voice said again.

"I don't remember anything." Xander admitted.

Her hands caressed his forehead. She began to message it. "Please try. For me."

He sighed, "I can't remember anything."

"That's alright." The voice stated. "Just relax. Forget about the whole world. Just focus on my voice and the way you feel right now."

He grinned further when he felt his forehead being kissed. "Relax…"

"Relax…"

Avalon

A fist collided across her chest as she came back from turning around. Her tail swung forward as she pushed the body away from her.

He landed on the ground, but quickly got back to his feet. "Nice moves, Ophelia."

She returned with a smile as she shot a roundhouse across her opponent's chest. Then came back with another roundhouse.

He staggered a few feet back, opened his wings wide trying to use them for balance, but it failed and he fell on the ground again. She offered him her hand.

He allowed her to help him up. "You have been practicing."

Ophelia nodded as her mate got to his feet. "I learn from the best." She closed the distance between her and him. As she got into his personal space, he wrapped his wings around her. He lifted his hand and caressed her hair.

"That you do." He said with a smile.

Her eyes were closed, and relished from his touch. His talons ran through her hair with such passion. "You want to do some more training?"

Ophelia shook her head, "I'm good. I'd like to stay right here."

He grinned, "I don't have a problem with that at all."

A sudden squeal could be heard. "You two are so perfect for each other."

The two enclosed fighters turned to face the new presence. "Hello, Aphrodite." They both said.

"Hi Gabriel. Hi Ophelia." The love goddess greeted. "How are you?"

Gabriel grinned, "We're good. You just came in during our training session."

Gabriel released his wings around Ophelia as he turned to face the goddess. "What brings you here?"

"I need to talk to Merlin. It's important."

Ophelia sighed from the loss of contact as she looked at the blond. "What do you need to ask him?"

The love goddess said, "I just came from Outworld and got the Astral Rod. I need Merlin to cast a spell so we can find someone. Hercules is waiting for me."

"Isn't Merlin in his study?" Ophelia asked her mate.

He nodded, "I believe so, Ophelia. I'll take Aphrodite to him." Gabriel said.

She ginned, "Tubular. You know, you two gargoyles are always willing to help me out."

Ophelia smiled, "You did help us come together, Aphrodite."

Ninedinna's Ship

"We are approaching Haploxia, Goddess Ninedinna." Her first prime jaffa said as the planet came into view from the window.

"Excellent." She said with a smile. "I'm going to go see how Faith is doing, K'nic. Then we'll get my plan in motion."

Avalon

She smiled, "And aren't you glad I did? Before you, Ophelia, Gabriel was dealing with some real Angela withdrawal problems."

He said, "She is our rookery sister, Aphrodite." Gabriel said.

"Even so, you were messed up, Sweet cheeks. Admit it." Aphrodite told him.

Gabriel sighed, "Indeed. At least Angela is with Goliath and finding out more about herself."

"Tubular." The goddess said with a grin, "Now Studmuffin, how 'bout we go meet up with Merlin. I hate to stop this conversation, but I really need to get back to Hercules. Him and his new friend are waiting for me."

"Very well," Gabriel said. Facing his mate again, he said as he caressed her hair, "I will only be a short while."

Ophelia said, "Hurry back, my love."

Then Gabriel and Aphrodite headed out of the room leaving a very happy gargoyle.

Teal'c's Room

Xander opened his eyes within a few seconds. His eyes were blurry at first, but when it passed he was staring right into the eyes of Teal'c.

"Wow."

He paused momentarily.

"That was intense."

Teal'c nodded, "Kell'no'reem has the effect, Xander. Did you gather any information from your dreams?"

He sighed, "No, I didn't."

"That is alright. Perhaps next time you will have better luck. Kell'no'reem does not work all the time at first. What you went through was just a way to get your mind at ease when put in that relaxed state."

The boy showed a confused look, "Who was that voice I kept hearing. At first it was you, and then it was someone else?"

"I do not have control of who you see or hear in your Kell'no'reem sessions, but I believe it was someone you hold dear to you."

"Uh huh." Xander said in realization.

Teal'c said, "We shall try again tomorrow. Your mind has been through a lot today, and trying to do another session so soon will only make you more stressful and agitated. It is also damaging to a new person to perform an ancient style of meditation right after you did one previously."

"So tomorrow after breakfast?" He glanced at the clock for the first time, "it's already 4:00?"

The Jaffa nodded, "Kell'no'reem takes many hours to go through, Xander. It is a long progress, and must be treated with respect and honor. Disrupting the natural process is not a good idea."

Xander got back to his feet, "So what do I do till then? I'm pretty much stuck here at the SGC. I can't just go outside or anything."

Teal'c stood up as well, "You might want to try talking to Colonel O'Neill. Perhaps he can help you learn to fire a gun more efficiently."

He chuckled, "Or perhaps I could teach him a few things."

Avalon

Gabriel and Aphrodite walked down the corridor toward Merlin's steady.

"There's something different about you, Aphrodite."

The goddess looked at her friend, "There is?"

The gargoyle nodded, "Indeed. You seem to be more happy."

She smiled, "Let's just say I finally did something productive and it didn't screw up."

He grinned, "Not screwing up would make you feel better."

Aphrodite nodded, "Yeah, and it's not like the time I made Joxer into a sexy swordsman. Not one of my better moments. That, or how I gave Ioulas the golden apple."

Gabriel looked at her, "You tried to help, Aphrodite. That is worth commending."

"Totally, Gabriel. Glad you think that."

"Well, I do." Gabriel said with a smile, "and how are things with my name sake?"

"You mean Gabrielle?" Aphrodite asked and he answered with a head nod. "She's good. Oh, I forgot to tell you. She finally came back to Earth!"

Ophelia's mate remarked, "That's good. So, I guess that means Joxer awoke too?"

She nodded, "He did. But it wasn't because of her returning. It was because the Necronomicon brought him back. And now the book is somewhere up there." The blond said pointing to the sky. "And now I have to talk to Merlin."

Gabriel looked up into the sky, "He's there." He pointed to the tower, "In that room. Teleport there and I'll glide over. We'll talk to Merlin together."

"Tubular." Aphrodite said with a grin. "First one there has to be Oberon's slave for 2 years."

"No fair!" Gabriel said to her, but before she could reply, she was already gone. Gabriel snorted, "Not going to happen." He then ran down the corridor which lead to a balcony. Climbing onto the railing, he jumped into the air. Within seconds, his wings expanded to their full span. Wind caught within them and he glided to the tower.

Reaching the tower, his right talon grabbed hold of the wall. Planting his left talon above it, he started to climb up the tower. His wings folded to his body as he continued to climb.

Nearing the window, he placed his right claw on the window ledge. He quickly placed his foot on the ledge. The other leg followed suit as he climbed inside. Seeing Aphrodite already inside, he said to her, "We never shook on it, Aphrodite. Deal's off."

Merlin paced around his room with a book in his hands.

"No no no. This won't do." The sorcerer said with a sigh.

"Arthur's still traveling around the world with Griff." Merlin said as he plopped the book down at his desk.

He looked at the text that he had been reading for the past ten minutes. This wouldn't do, he knew.

"Hi there!"

Shocked, Merlin spun around to look at the sudden appearance of golden sparks.

"Who are you?" The wizard asked in surprise.

The love goddess approached him, "My name's Aphrodite. I believe you know my brother, Hercules."

He scratched the back of his head, "Hercules?"

She nodded, "Yeah, you sent Arthur to him centuries ago."

He snapped his fingers, "Right. Hercules. How is my friend?"

Aphrodite smiled, "He's good. He's keeping busy in California. Anyway, I need your help."

It suddenly hit him, "You're Aphrodite? As in the goddess of love?"

"Exactly, Studmuffin. I need a favor."

"We never shook on it, Aphrodite. Deal's off."

The two of them looked to the window as they saw a familiar gargoyle climbing inside.

She grinned, "Took you long enough, Gabriel."

He sighed, "I can't just teleport, Aphrodite. I had to glide over here and then climb."

"You two know each other?" Merlin asked.

She nodded, "I do. I'm the one that got Ophelia and Gabriel together, Merlin. I'm surprised he never told you."

He chuckled, "Well, I'm usually in here. I don't spend too much time outside the castle nowadays."

"We're always trying to get him outside of this room." Gabriel said to his friend.

"I find the outside world to be too distracting nowadays." Merlin said. "I want this room to be ready when Arthur and Griff return. And you know how the boats work. They don't let the person return until their missions are succeeded."

Aphrodite nodded, "Right." Placing her hand into her pocket, she quickly retrieved the artifact that she was holding. "I need your help, Merlin. I need you to cast a spell."

He showed a confused look, "What kind of spell?"

Gabriel said, "Locator spell if I am correct."

"Yeah, Hercules sent me to get the Astral Rod. I need your help to find a friend of his. She's somewhere on another planet. I need you to cast a spell to find her. Then I got to go their to get the gate address."

"Ah, I see." The wizard said as he went to the bookshelf by the north wall. Turning back to the goddess, "seeing as you're a sister to Hercules, I'm willing to help. Finding your friend is going to be more specific. What do I need to know about her?"

She showed a confused look, "Know about her?"

He nodded, "I need a description. I need something to go by when I cast the spell."

"Gotcha, Studmuffin. Faith is a vampire slayer, Merlin. She was taken by a goa'uld. That's why I got the Astral Rod so I can find her."

Merlin nodded, "You do realize that I'm going to have to call upon powers for help. Casting for a vampire slayer will make it more stressful on the powers I have to envoke."

Gabriel asked, "What kind of powers?"

Merlin's Chamber

Merlin addressed his gargoyle friend, "Well, seeing as Faith is a vampire slayer, I'm going to have call forth the dark powers." Turning to the goddess next to him, "and I'm going to need something Faith owns. Something that the magic can connect with."

She showed a confused look, "Where am I going to find something like that?"

Gabriel reminded her, "What about her home? Just teleport there while Merlin gets the ingredients for the spell."

The sorcerer nodded, "That would be best, Aphrodite. I have to get the spell in one of my books. It will only take a short time to get ready, and by the time you get back with a personal object that Faith owns, the spell will be ready."

The blond goddess squealed, "Tubular. I'll be right back."

With that said, Aphrodite disappeared.

Haploxia

The Event Horizon cleared as Ninedinna, a number of Jaffas, and Faith exited the Stargate.

Faith was unconscious hanging suspended from a strong staff. Her hands and feet were bounded together, forcing her to hang underneath with her head lolling back, and her hair hanging down.

The staff was carried by two Jaffa

Ninedinna and her jaffa carried the unconscious slayer down the ramp that was just in front of the Stargate to the dirt path that had been walked over a million times before.

They walked in their usual formation and headed to Ninedinna's temple, and to the destined room where Ninedinna's plan was going to take action.

Now, all she needed to was to find the correct ritual in the Necronomicon, and then finally make the chosen one, a prime jaffa. She grinned thinking, nobody would ever be able to cross her.

Faith's Room

Aphrodite appeared with a ton of golden sparks as usual. She had to wait a good fifteen minutes to appear. The reason being that the room was occupied with a bald black man and a British man who were busy trying not to talk about Faith.

Giving the room a once look over, she noticed how bland it looked. There was really no personality to the room. No posters, no designer curtains, or anything truly fashionable. It just seemed ordinary.

"This place needs some real help." She said rolling her eyes. "When Hercules rescues you, you're going to have a long talk with your Aunt Dite about giving a room personality."

Seeing a desk by the right window, she decided that was the best place to look for something personal. She knew it was invading Faith's privacy, but it was necessary. Especially because it was the only way for them to find her.

Opening up a drawer, she noticed the usual material mortals had in their desks. Letting out a sigh, she closed the drawer carefully and quietly.

Going to the next drawer underneath, she pulled it out and shifted through it. "What can I use?"

She started searching through the drawer, and didn't realize she opened up a book that was inside.

Picking it up, she started to read the page. A wicked grin appeared on her face as she realized what she picked up, "Looks like this slayer has a diary. How cute."

Reading further, she said something with a shrug, "Figures baby bro would give her an autograph." Seeing how time was of the most evident, she placed the book back in the drawer and closed.

Giving the room another look over, she noticed a mirror by the other wall. Running her hand through her long blond hair, she said, "Even though I've been through Tartarus, I still look great."

Walking over to the mirror, she found a hair brush lying atop the nightstand. Picking it up, she said, "Girl has a bad case of split ends."

She was about to put it down when she realized something, "This'll work."

Making sure the room looked like nothing disturbed it, she disappeared with the brush with Avalon in mind.

Xander's SGC Room

Xander slumped onto his bed with a sigh. It had been a long time since his departure from Sunnydale. It had been an incredible experience. Finding out many new things about him, Buffy, and creating amazing friendships.

One thing that he could conclude is that his life would no longer just fighting the good fight in Sunnydale, now it also included Los Angeles, Cheyenne, Colorado, and outer space itself.

Life was throwing something at him every day, and now it only seemed more dangerous and lethal.

A sudden knock was heard on his door.

"Come in."

The door opened to reveal one man who he felt could understand.

"Hiya, kiddo."

He grinned, "Hey, Ash."

Xander looked up at the scarred man and said, "C'mon in."

The former Promised One nodded as he walked inside and closed the door. "How'd your session go?"

The young man sat up on his bed, "It went alright, I suppose. Never really had an experience like that before. Well, at least I don't think I did."

Ash sat down next to him, "Good." Turning to face him, he said, "I want to thank you, Xander. You're really helping me out here."

He grinned, "Not a problem, Ash. Faith and I are good friends. I'd do anything for her to help her."

The clerk nodded, "And she'd do anything to help you."

"She did, Ash. She helped me find Buffy."

Ash responded, "We all did that. You, me, her, Kevin, Wes, and Gunn. We created a family. Adding Buffy was easy enough and we all love her."

He looked at him, "And Tim and Gabrielle?"

Ash shrugged, "Tim's alright. As for Gabrielle, I'm getting there. But, there's something strange about them."

Xander asked, "Other than her being a vampire?"

He chuckled, "Yeah, other than that. But when I look at them and Kevin, I get this feeling I know them from somewhere. It's like the four of us did something together."

The young man stated, "Well, life is weird. People who never met me before could've sworn they saw me in Halloween H20."

The former Promised One look at him, "I guess I can see that. But this is different. This isn't simple confusion, this is actually knowing people I never met before."

Xander didn't know how to react to Ash's comment. Hercules did tell him that Ash had the reincarnated soul of Autolycus. He needed something to distract Ash, something that would move onto a new subject.

Lucky for him, the a knock was sounded from the door.

Xander looked at Ash who replied with a shrug. Not seeing a problem, he said, "Come in."

The door opened to reveal the colonel of SG-1.

"Hey, Jack." Ash greeted.

Jack nodded, "Listen, since you two are pretty much stuck here, I thought you might want to go get some dinner."

Ash sighed as he got to his feet, "I guess we could go to the Mess Hall."

The colonel said, "Actually, I thought we'd go to O'Malley's. They have this killer 24 oz stake. Very good. I highly recommend it."

The man from Los Angeles grinned, "I can go for some stake."

Xander nodded, "I could too, but what about Buffy and Kevin?"

Jack answered, "Well, it seems Carter and Buffy went out. Kevin couldn't go out because he had some phone calls to make. But he said you wouldn't have to worry about it."

The boy nodded, "Oh, alright. I guess I can go for some stake."

O'Neill nodded, "Great. Let's get going."

Avalon

Merlin and Gabriel watched the blond goddess teleport away.

"Now," Merlin began has he surveyed the bookshelf in front of him, "with Aphrodite searching for a personal object, we're going to have to find a spell that would locate her friend."

The gargoyle nodded, "Sounds like a plan." He then looked at the room around him, and said to the wizard, "You sure do have a lot of books, Merlin."

He chuckled, "Well, yes, I do suppose I do have a lot of books." Merlin then turned to his friend, "All part of being a sorcerer."

He then walked closer to the bookshelf, "The spell we need is in this book, I believe."

The gargoyle asked, "Which one?"

Merlin said with sheepishly, "It's on the top row. The blue one." He then headed for a ladder that was by the far wall.

Rolling it back to the shelf, he saw Gabriel holding the book in his hands. "I see you got it already."

Gabriel nodded, "You forget, friend. You spend too much time in this room, that you forget that you have friends that can help you."

The sorcerer remarked, "Very good point, Gabriel. Now," he said took the book that the gargoyle was holding and walked over to his desk, he opened it. Placing his hands palm faced down, Merlin closed his eyes and chanted a spell. As soon as he finished, the pages of the book flew from cover to cover.

The pages stopped when the desired spell was found.

"You got to teach me that spell, Merlin."

The wizard smirked, "An easy spell to learn, my friend. Now." He said as he returned to the book, "I need to read this spell, get the ingredients, include Faith's personal object, and finally we can perform the spell."

"Well, get the ingredients, Sweetcheeks. I got the personal object."

The two were suddenly greeted by the blond love goddess.

TBC

Next up for me is actually going to an older fic then Dark Becomes Light and this series. I'm going to go try and write another chapter to Web of Kryptonite. If people don't remember this one, it's my Spider-Man/Smallville crossover.

Seeing as I do have some old fics, I'm going to write chapters in a three chapter rotation. First is Dark Becomes Light, second is Phoenixverse, third is Wild Card.

Wild Card are all my old fics that I wish to continue.

White Werewolf

TBC